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Palestinian protestors in the West Bank waved Russian and Hamas flags and carried portraits of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to express their fury about Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and U.S. support for Israel. Putin cropped up as Russia told Israel it was negotiating with Hamas for the return of some hostages. Protesters took to the streets of Hebron to show solidarity with the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip. After the rally, some protesters threw stones at Israeli forces and set tire fires. On Thursday, Russia's foreign minister proposed regular security talks...

A diner was left disgusted after digging into fish soup that turned out to be slimy and not fresh with a bad smell. Things soured further when she went to inform the stall owner, only to be rebuffed. Stomp contributor Ang said the incident occurred at the fish soup stall at 409 Ang Mo Kio Market And Food Centre on Tuesday (Oct 17), at around 12.30pm. Ang recounted: "I bought a bowl of Batang fish head soup with rice for $7.10. "The first piece of fish head was not only unfresh and slimy, it was also a little raw inside...

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It is unlikely that the launch of three cruise missiles and eight drones by the Houthis in Yemen was aimed at Israel. Rather, the attack was aimed at the US destroyer, USS Carney. Unless new, much longer-range cruise missiles have arrived in Yemen, the cruise missiles fired at the USS Carney, an Admiral Burke-class destroyer, probably lacked the range to hit Israel. So far, the US Navy has not clarified whether the missiles were aimed at the Carney or Israel, saying it is looking into the matter. Three cruise missiles and eight Kamikaze drones were taken out by the Carney....

Joining the groups of outspoken activists who attach themselves to prominent works of art, Pope Francis has glued himself to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel to protest climate change. "We must stop climate change now!" the 86-year-old pontiff said as he hung precariously from the ceiling that features priceless paintings by famed artist Michelangelo. "There is no greater danger to all of God's children than the threat of the temperature of the earth rising slightly and causing inclement weather. All other issues around the world pale in comparison to this."

LifeSiteNews) — On this week’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon sat down with pro-life leader Mark Harrington to discuss the recent Ohio referendum and its implications for a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion “rights” up until birth. Harrington, founder and president of Created Equal, kicked off the show by reacting to the results of the August 8 referendum, known as Issue 1. Ohioans were asked to vote “Yes” or “No” on raising the threshold to amend the state constitution from a simple 50 percent plus one majority to a 60 percent requirement. The “No” side won by...

Diane Derzis, an abortion facility owner who has been nicknamed the “abortion queen,” is facing severe criticism from abortion advocates after she was found to be charging women extra money for abortions. Her reasoning was that these women need to have “skin in the game.” STAT News reported that Stephanie Rosenwinge grew up idolizing Derzis, and was excited to work with her idol at a new facility in Bristol, Virginia. But the reality didn’t measure up to the fantasy; Rosenwinge said Derzis was telling staff to cut back on the amount of financial aid they were giving to women. Derzis...

A 98-year-old Ukrainian war veteran Yaroslav Hunka has been charged with genocide by Russia. Along with other members of his SS division, Hunka killed "at least 500 citizens of the USSR" in the village of Huta Pieniacka, now part of Ukraine, between February 23 and 28, 1944, Russia claims. In a statement, Russia's Investigative Committee said it charged Hunka in absentia with the "genocide of civilians on the territory of the Ukrainian SSR during the Great Patriotic War". "Among those killed were Jews and Poles. People were shot, burned in residential houses and also in the church," it added. The...

Evidence exists of a $200,000 payment to now-President Joe Biden — in 2018, before his election to the White House — from his brother, James Biden, and James’ wife, Sara Biden, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) revealed Friday. The revelation shows Joe Biden personally accepting money from his family’s overseas business ventures, despite denying his involvement in the business at least nine times. “Where is the money? Joe Biden asked reporters in September. Comer believes he found some. “A document that we’re releasing today raises new questions about how President Biden personally benefited from his family’s shady influence...

President Joe Biden’s deputies are asking Congress for $14 billion extra to help bus illegal migrants up to the U.S. border and onward into hotels in many cities and towns around the nation. The request is being touted as “border security” even though very few funds would be used to exclude economic migrants. For example, Biden’s deputies have ushered more than 300,000 economic migrants through the U.S. border in September alone. The 2023 inflow has added up to roughly 2.5 million, not counting legal migrants and temporary workers. Instead, much of the requested money would be used to help more...

Argentinian proposal to cut ties with Vatican given the totalitarian spirt of Francis regime and friendship with dictators "Amazed", the response of the Buenos Aires archbishop to the proposal of Milei's party to break relations with the VaticanJorge Ignacio García Cuerva said he was "surprised" with the proposal to cut diplomatic relations with the Vatican, while the Argentine Jorge Bergoglio is the Pope, expressed yesterday during the closing of the La Libertad Avanza campaign.I have no idea what the Archbishop is doing. I am not the only one. He probably doesn't either.The Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva...

Research published yesterday by several European media outlets has revealed that an international campaign in support of the EU’s proposed child sexual abuse regulation has been largely orchestrated and financed by a network of organisations with links to the tech industry and security services. The controversial “chat control” regulation would require providers to indiscriminately scan and automatically disclose allegedly suspicious private messages and photos. EU Parliament lawmaker Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party), negotiator for the Greens/European Free Alliance group on the proposed regulation, expresses shock: “As negotiator for my group, many of the organisations mentioned in the report, which call themselves...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

In the wake of The New York Times’ false reporting , claiming the Israel Defense Forces bombed a hospital in Gaza, a report which was later totally debunked, X, formerly known as Twitter, removed the Times’ verification badge. The Times ran an article on October 17 that trumpeted, “Israeli Strike Kills Hundreds in Hospital, Palestinians Say.” The New York Times and CNN were also caught using images from different incidents that showed buildings that had been completely destroyed. Footage from ground level showed that none of the buildings were destroyed and that there were no impact craters from an aerial...

I know a total vanity, but a priest died in 2006 in my parish and seeing his wake, his open coffin, had his shoes promiently displayed. The only wake priest's I ever attended, and my dad said, look that his shoes, would be prominent in his coffin. Looked like Buster Brown shoes.

Israel declared war against Hamas after the terrorist group launched a sneak attack on October 7. Since the war started, at least 5,600 lives have been lost, including 1,400 Israeli civilians and soldiers and 32 Americans, along with as many as 250 civilians held hostage, including young children. As a result of this unprecedented attack, which many call Israel’s 9/11, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to defeat Hamas and “wipe them off the face of the Earth.” So what happens when Hamas is destroyed? Well, on Friday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant outlined a three-phase plan for the...

"Early voting has begun in Ohio and new data shows that Ohioans are favoring the passage of two major statewide issues, according to Baldwin Wallace University’s research institute. An Ohio Pulse Poll was conducted by the university that shows both Issue 1 and Issue 2 would pass if the election was held today. This time, 850 Ohioans were surveyed on how they would vote on Issue 1 and Issue 2, which are both on November’s ballot. Issue 1 would “establish in the Constitution of the State of Ohio an individual right to one’s own reproductive medical treatment, including but not...

Podcaster Dan Bongino blasted House members Friday for not producing a speaker after 17 days. "PICK A SPEAKER ALREADY YOU CHILDISH NITWITS!" Bongino wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has failed in three elections for speaker as of Friday. The previous two elections happened back to back on Thursday. Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted when eight Republicans voted to oust him along with the rest of the Democratic members. "McCarthy, of all people, was just on the floor nominating Jordan, which makes these whining crybaby wussbags in Congress look even...

Fire! Yes, Biden and Congress created a fire with it reckless Federal spending leading in 40-year highs inflation, prompting The Fed to counterattack with rapid rate hikes. We now see the 10-year Treasury yield passing 5%. And the REAL 10-year Treasury yield passing 2.46%. And Freddie Mac’s 30-year mortgage rate survey is at 7.63%, the highest since 2000. Washington DC’s rampant spending is going to hurt you for a long, long time. And Biden is now prposing $100 BILLION MORE for Ukraine and Israel. Face it, that’s all Democrats and RINOS know what to do … throw money at problems....